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Brian Damage · 05-10-2010, 10:46 PM

OOliver · 05-14-2010, 03:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

This means that Walker was only in her 50s when RHODA was on in the mid 70s. I always thought she was older than that (or supposed to be older) - maybe in her 60s when the show was on.

catlover79 · 05-14-2010, 08:22 PM

She rocked!!!

McGillicuddy · 05-17-2010, 06:34 PM

Well Nancy Walker was born in 1922 and Valerie Harper in 1939, so if they were playing their actual ages, she would have been 16 when Rhoda was born. I think Ida was meant to be older. Actually on The Mary Tyler Moore Show when her character was first introduced, she seemed older, on Rhoda, they gradually made her more youthful looking.

jehobden · 05-17-2010, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by OOliver

This means that Walker was only in her 50s when RHODA was on in the mid 70s. I always thought she was older than that (or supposed to be older) - maybe in her 60s when the show was on.

Another actor who appeared much older than he was was Redd Foxx. He was still in his late 40s when he started playing Fred Sanford. He died in 1991 at the age of 68.

McGillicuddy · 05-17-2010, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by jehobden

Another actor who appeared much older than he was was Redd Foxx. He was still in his late 40s when he started playing Fred Sanford. He died in 1991 at the age of 68.

Well how about Abe Vigoda as Fish? He seemed elderly way back in the '70's and he's still around!

scotsguy · 05-20-2010, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by markway895

Well Nancy Walker was born in 1922 and Valerie Harper in 1939, so if they were playing their actual ages, she would have been 16 when Rhoda was born. I think Ida was meant to be older. Actually on The Mary Tyler Moore Show when her character was first introduced, she seemed older, on Rhoda, they gradually made her more youthful looking.

Funnily enough in the first season episode of "Rhoda","Chest Pains",Ida gives her age as 52,which would have been Nancy Walker's age,then.

scotsguy · 05-21-2010, 09:11 AM

In the episode "The Shower",Rhoda gives her age as 33,so I make it it Rhoda was born in 1941.

McGillicuddy · 05-21-2010, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by scotsguy

In the episode "The Shower",Rhoda gives her age as 33,so I make it it Rhoda was born in 1941.

Rhoda states what year she was born in the first season opening credits.

scotsguy · 05-21-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by markway895

Rhoda states what year she was born in the first season opening credits.

Yes you're right Mark,december 1941.

I agree with you that Ida looked younger on Rhoda than she did on MTMS.

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scotsguy Member Forum Regular Join Date: Nov 25, 2002 Location: Edinburgh,Scotland Posts: 696	In the episode "The Shower",Rhoda gives her age as 33,so I make it it Rhoda was born in 1941.